The suspect knocked a 48-year-old woman to the ground outside a Portage business at about 2:22 p.m. and
tried to steal her purse, the Portage Department of Public Safety
said in a news release. The business was not identified.

After he was unable to get the purse, the man got into a vehicle and fled the scene. A description of the vehicle was radioed to police and a Portage officer was able to stop and arrest the suspect a short distance away, the news release said.

The suspect, whose name was not released, was taken to the Kalamazoo County Jail pending his arraignment on charges.

Erin
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